Heritage Auctions Search

Unknown Daguerreotypist (mid-19th Century)
A 1/6-Plate Daguerreotype of Pifferari or Zampognari, Italy, 1850s
Lightly hand-tinted in octagonal brass mat, contained in leather case.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38014 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $8,437.50

Make Offer to Owner
$12,656 or more

Various Daguerreotypists (mid-19th Century)
Group of Four Daguerreotype Portraits of Men, 1850s
Comprising:
A 1/2-plate 3/4-length portrait of a man, brass mat stamped "A. Washington, 136 Main St., Hartford, CT," contained in leather case.
A 1/4-plate portrait of a seated bearded man, contained in leather case. .
A 1/4-plate portrait of a man, brass mat stamped "C. H. Williamson," contained in a half leather case.
A 1/6-plate portrait of an elderly man holding a cane, contained in leather case.
(Total: 4)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38012 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $6,875.00

Unknown Photographer (mid-19th Century)
A 1/2-plate Ambrotype of a 0-6-0 Steam Locomotive, 1860s
Contained in leather case.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38048 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $4,500.00

Make Offer to Owner
$6,750 or more

John Beasley Greene (American, 1832-1856)
Temple de Ouadi Essebouq, 1854
Salt print
8-1/4 x 11-1/2 inches (21.0 x 29.2 cm) (image/sheet)
Signed in the negative. Bibliothèque nationale de France stamp (L.400) and Echange stamp (L.684 variant) verso.

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38071 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $4,500.00

Make Offer to Owner
$6,750 or more

John Thomson (British, 1837-1921)
Group of 11 photographs from "Street Life in London", 1877
Woodburytypes
4-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches (11.4 x 8.9 cm) (images/sheets)
Each titled in red stamp, mount recto.

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38094 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $4,500.00

Make Offer to Owner
$6,750 or more

Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829-1916)
Group of 5 photographs of Yosemite, circa 1865-1866
Albumen prints
8 x 12 inches (20.3 x 30.5 cm) and the reverse (images/sheets)
Each titled in ink, mount recto.

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38083 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $4,250.00

Make Offer to Owner
$6,375 or more

Unknown Daguerreotypist (mid-19th Century)
1/6-plate Daguerreotype of a Display of Chemistry Equipment, 1850s
Contained in leather case.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38042 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $3,750.00

Make Offer to Owner
$5,625 or more

Samuel Bourne (British, 1834-1912)
Album of India, circa 1865
Albumen prints
10-1/2 x 13-5/8 inches (26.7 x 34.6 cm) and slightly smaller.
Containing approximately 65 views of Delhi, Lucknow, Agra and elsewhere. Many signed in the negative.

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38079 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $3,750.00

Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
The Vanishing Race, 1904
Gelatin silver print.
12-3/8 x 16-1/2 inches (31.4 x 41.9 cm) (image/sheet)
Notation 301-04 in the negative.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38058 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $3,625.00

Make Offer to Owner
$5,438 or more

Various Photographers ( (mid-19th Century)
A Group of Five 1/6-plate Daguerreotype Portraits of Men, 1850s
Four in leather cases and one in a leather half case.
(Total: 5)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38006 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $2,500.00

Various Daguerreotypists (mid-19th Century)
Seven Daguerreotype Portraits of Couples, 1850s
Comprising:
(Total: 7)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38041 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $2,125.00

Make Offer to Owner
$3,188 or more

Various Photographers ( (mid-19th Century)
Group of Five Occupational Ambrotypes, 1860s
Comprising:
A 1/4-plate of three seated men in aprons and hats holding hammers contained in half leather case.
A 1/4-plate of a group of eight men, possibly potters, one holding a pitcher and cup, contained in leather case.
A 1/6-plate of a butcher holding a large saw and cutting a piece of meat, contained in leather case.
A 1/6-plate of a young man holding a milk can and tin cup, contained in hinged leather case.
A 1/6-plate of a blacksmith holding a scythe blade and hammer, contained in brass mat and preserver.
(Total: 5)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38022 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $2,000.00

Make Offer to Owner
$3,000 or more

William Henry Jackson (American, 1843-1942)
William's Canon, circa 1880
Mammoth plate albumen print
16 x 21 inches (40.6 x 53.3 cm) (image/sheet)
Credited, titled, and numbered 032 in the negative.

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38085 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $1,875.00

Make Offer to Owner
$2,812 or more

Alice Boughton (American, 1865-1943)
Group of 5 photographs of Women, 1900
Gelatin silver prints
8-1/4 x 6-1/4 inches (21.0 x 15.9 cm) and smaller (images/sheets)
Four signed in pencil in the image. One initialed in paint, mount recto.

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr
(Total: 5)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38056 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $1,625.00

Make Offer to Owner
$2,438 or more

British Photographer (mid-19th Century)
Stereo Daguerreotype of a Gardener, 1850s
3-1/4 x 7 inches (8.3 x 17.8 cm)
Hand-tinted with Carpenter & Westley, London retailer's label on verso.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38017 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $1,625.00

Make Offer to Owner
$2,678 or more

British Photographer (mid-19th Centur)
Stereo Daguerreotype of a Carpenter, 1850s
3-1/4 x 7 inches (8.3 x 17.8 cm)
With Carpenter & Westley, London retailer's label, verso.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38018 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $1,625.00

Make Offer to Owner
$2,438 or more

Alice Boughton (American, 1865-1943)
Group of 5 photographs, circa 1900
Gelatin silver prints
14-1/2 x 11 inches (36.8 x 27.9 cm) and smaller (images/sheets)
Four signed in pencil or ink in the image. One signed in pencil, mount verso. Two initialed in paint, mount recto.

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38055 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $1,375.00

Make Offer to Owner
$2,062 or more

Sgt. James M. McDonald (British, 1822-1885)
Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem, Under the Direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, 1865
Albumen prints
Folio, 20-3/4 x 14-3/4 inches (52.7 x 37.5 cm)
comprising 77 mounted albumen prints including two folding panoramas. Charles W. Wilson, London: Her Majesty's Treasury.

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38121 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $1,375.00

Félix Bonfils (French, 1831-1885) et al.
Russia and Palestine, 1870s
Albumen prints
8-1/2 x 11 inches (21.6 x 27.9 cm) or smaller
Approximately 70 albumen prints including about 20 of the Kremlin and Russia. Other views include Damascus, Baalbek, a 3-part panorama of Jerusalem, Mosque of Omar, Beirut, and other views. In white leather album with gilt-stamped title on cover.

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38100 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $1,250.00

Various Photographers ( (mid-19th Century)
Group of Four Occupational Images, 1860s-1870s
Comprising:
A 1/2-plate ambrotype of a man seated next to what might be a small lathe or woodturning device contained in a half leather case.
A lightly hand-colored 1/4-plate ambrotype of a man standing next to a table displaying an oil lamp contained in hinged leather case.
A 1/4-plate ambrotype of a man standing next to a surveyor's level contained in a half leather case.
A 1/6-plate tintype of a man standing next to what appears to be a sample case of handstamps contained in a brass mat and preserver.
(Total: 4)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38015 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $1,187.50

Make Offer to Owner
$1,781 or more

Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
On the Rooftop, Hopi, 1906
Platinum print.
8-1/8 x 6-1/4 inches (20.7 x 15.9 cm) (image)
9 x 6-3/8 inches (sheet)
Notation x1974-06 in the negative.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38066 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $1,187.50

Various Daguerreotypists (mid-19th Century)
Four 1/6-plate Daguerreotype Portraits of Men, 1850s
Comprising:
A portrait with an oval brass mat stamped "Langdon, Phil'a", contained in leather case.
A portrait in an octagonal thermoplastic case "Star and Peduncle" (Krainik 342).
A portrait contained in a book-form "Bijou" papier mache case with mother-of-pearl inlay,
A portrait contained in a leather case with a portrait of George Washington molded on the front.
(Total: 4)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38005 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $1,000.00

Make Offer to Owner
$1,500 or more

Eadweard Muybridge (British, 1830-1904)
Animal Locomotion, Males (nude), Volume 1 (100 works), 1887
Half tone prints, printed 1969
9 x 12-1/2 inches (22.9 x 31.8 cm) (image)
13-1/2 x 19-1/2 inches (sheet)
Each copyright credited, dated, titled, and plate numbered in print, lower margin recto.
Published by Da Capo Press, New York.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38118 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $1,000.00

Make Offer to Owner
$1,500 or more

William Henry Jackson (American, 1843-1942)
Manitou, 1880s
Mammoth plate albumen print
16-3/8 x 21 inches (41.6 x 53.3 cm) (image/sheet)
Credited and titled in the negative.

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38089 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $968.75

Make Offer to Owner
$1,453 or more

Unknown Daguerreotypist (mid-19th Century)
A 1/4 plate Daguerreotype of a Horse-Drawn Sleigh in Winter, 1850s
Contained in leather case.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38047 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $937.50

Make Offer to Owner
$1,406 or more

Benjamin Franklin Upton (American, 1818-1910)
A 1/2-plate Daguerreotype of Two Men, One Holding Letters, circa 1855
Brass mat stamped "Upton" in lower right corner. In thermoplastic frame.

One of the letters the man on the right is holding has a Washington 3-cent stamp which was in circulation from 1851-1861.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38009 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $937.50

Unknown Daguerreotypist (mid-19th Century)
A 1/2-plate Daguerreotype of a Greek Revival House, 1850s
Contained in leather case.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38045 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $937.50

Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
Apache Reaper, 1906
Platinum print.
13 x 16-5/8 inches (33.0 x 42.3 cm) (image)
13 x 17-1/2 inches (sheet)
Notation 407-06 in the negative.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38064 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $937.50

Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1869
Albumen print
10-3/4 x 8-7/8 inches (27.3 x 22.5 cm) (image/sheet)
Signed, titled, and dated in ink, mount recto. Inscribed in pencil, mount verso.

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38052 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $875.00

Make Offer to Owner
$1,312 or more

Horace W. Nicholls (British, 1867-1941)
Eight Views of the Second Anglo Boer War, South Africa, 1900
Carbon prints
13-5/8 x 17-5/8 inches (34.6 x 44.8 cm) and slightly smaller
Each with title and credit in the negative.

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38111 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $875.00

Make Offer to Owner
$1,312 or more

Gokays, Bennington, Vermont (American, 19th Century)
Two photographs of Cross Dressers, circa 1880s
Albumen prints on Boudoir Cards
8-1/2 x 5-1/4 inches (21.6 x 13.3 cm)
Gokays, location, and 'Monument Art Gallery' imprinted on the card.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38050 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $781.25

Make Offer to Owner
$1,172 or more

Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
Cañon de Chelley, 1904
Gelatin silver print.
15-1/2 x 19-1/2 inches (39.4 x 49.5 cm) (image/sheet)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38063 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $750.00

Make Offer to Owner
$1,125 or more

Various Daguerreotypists (mid-19th Century)
Two Nautical-Related Daguerreotypes, 1850s
Comprising:
A 1/6-plate portrait of a man holding a telescope in his lap, contained in a leather case.
A 1/6-plate portrait of a man seated in front of a painted background of a ship, contained in a leather case.
(Total: 2)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38010 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $687.50

Make Offer to Owner
$1,031 or more

Unknown Daguerreotypist (mid-19th Century)
A 1/6-plate Daguerreotype of a Dog., 1850s
Contained in leather case.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38002 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $687.50

Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
The Fruit Gatherer, San Ildefonso, 1905
Platinum print.
15-1/2 x 12-3/8 inches (39.4 x 31.4 cm) (image/sheet)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38060 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $687.50

Lai Afong (Chinese, 1838 or 1839-1890) & William Pryor Floyd (British, 1834-c.1900)
Four Panoramas of Hong Kong, 1860s
Albumen prints
8-3/8 x 32-5/8 inches (21.3 x 82.9 cm) the largest.
Two 2-part panoramas and two 3-part panoramas. Two with printed captions recto. "398 The Old Factory From The Pawn Shop" and "345 View of Hongkong & The Harbour Demanded From Gov. House"

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38103 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $687.50

Jesse H. Whitehurst (American, 1820-1875)
Stereo Daguerreotype Portrait of a Woman, circa 1855
Two 2-1/4 in. oval portraits in a 1/4-plate Mascher's Improved Stereoscope case, gilt stamped J. H. Whitehurst Daguerrean Rooms, Baltimore on the inside lid. Contained in leather case.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38030 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $600.00

Make Offer to Owner
$900 or more

Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
Navajo Flocks, 1904
Gelatin silver print enlargement.
15 x 19-1/8 inches (38.1 x 48.6 cm) (image/sheet)
15-3/4 x 19-3/4 inches (mount)
Photographer's copyright credit, date and notation 359-04 in the negative.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38062 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $575.00

Various Photographers ( (mid-19th Century)
A Group of Three Early Daguerreotype Portraits, 1840s
Comprising:
A 1/6-plate portrait of a man, the brass mat stamped "Bogardus" (Abraham Bogardus, 1822-1908) contained in leather case.
A 1/6-plate portrait of a woman contained in leather case.
A 1/6-plate portrait of a woman with octagonal brass mat, contained in leather case.
(Total: 3)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38007 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $550.00

Make Offer to Owner
$825 or more

Hill & Adamson (Scottish, 1843-1848)
Group of 5 photographs, circa 1845
Salt prints
7-7/8 x 5-1/2 inches (20.0 x 14.0 cm) and smaller (images/sheets)
Some titled and inscribed in pencil, mount recto.

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38054 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $550.00

Make Offer to Owner
$825 or more

Unknown Photographer (mid-19th Century)
A 1/2-plate Ambrotype of a Man Showing a Wheeler & Wilson Treadle Sewing Machine, circa 1866
Contained in leather case.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38019 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $550.00

Various Daguerreotypists (mid-19th Century)
Group of Five 1/6-plate Daguerreotypes of Men, 1850s
Comprising:
A portrait of a man with a large bowtie, contained in leather case with pad stamped "W. & W. H. Lewis, 142 Chatham St. New York."
A portrait of a man with a large black necktie, contained in leather case.
A portrait of a man with a white bowtie and shirt, contained in leather case.
A portrait of a man with brass mat stamped "E. E. Bulkley," contained in leather case.
A portrait of a man in checkered waistcoat, contained in half leather case.
(Total: 5)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38013 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $525.00

Make Offer to Owner
$788 or more

Unknown Photographers (mid-19th Century)
Four Portraits of Musicians, 1850s-1860s
Comprising:
A 1/4-plate daguerreotype of a man playing a form of button accordion, contained in brass mat and preserver.
A 1/4-plate ambrotype of a quartet musicians with string and woodwind instruments, contained in leather case.
A 1/6-plate ambrotype of a young man with a flutina on the table next to him, contained in leather case.
A 1/6-plate daguerreotype of a man holding a woodwind instrument, contained in leather half case.
(Total: 4)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38016 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $500.00

Make Offer to Owner
$750 or more

Various Daguerreotypists (mid-19th Century)
Group of Five Daguerreotype Portraits of Young Girls, 1850s
Comprising:
A 1/4-plate portrait of a girl in a bonnet leaning against a table, contained in leather case.
A 1/4-plate portrait of a girl standing next to a table holding a fan, contained in leather case.
A 1/6-plate portrait of a girl holding a hat standing next to a chair with a doll on it, contained in leather case.
A 1/6-plate portrait of a girl wearing a bonnet and standing, contained in leather case.
A 1/6-plate portrait of a girl standing and leaning against a table.
(Total: 5)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38032 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $500.00

Make Offer to Owner
$750 or more

Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
The Water Carriers, 1921
Platinum print.
5-5/8 x 7-5/8 inches (14.4 x 19.4 cm) (image)
6-1/2 x 8-7/8 inches (sheet)
Signed in the negative.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38065 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $500.00

Unknown Photographer (19th Century)
Two Views of Yosemite Valley, circa 1880s
Mammoth plate albumen prints
16-1/4 x 20-1/4 inches (41.3 x 51.4 cm) (image/sheet) and smaller
One with National Academy of Design, New York stamp, mount verso.

Property from the Estate of Lewis Lehr
(Total: 2)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38081 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $500.00

Make Offer to Owner
$880 or more

Various Photographers ( (mid-19th Century)
Five Portraits of Women, 1850s-1860s
Comprising:
(Total: 5)

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38033 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $475.00

Make Offer to Owner
$712 or more

Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952)
At the Old Well of Acoma, circa 1904
Gelatin silver print.
15-3/4 x 19-1/4 inches (40.0 x 48.9 cm)
Signed in ink recto.

Auction 14224 | Lot: 38061 | May 14, 2025

Sold For: $475.00